Watching the Oilers come back from a 4-1 deficit last game against the Blue Jackets was really something. Like Gregor and Brownlee alluded to yesterday, it's been pretty unreal watching PDP blow fans, hangers-on and bandwagon-jumpers away. Even Hemsky came alive!

And this gives me hope.

Now let's hope this fekkin' flu bug that's knocked Gilbert Brule and Mike Comrie out of the line-up has run its course. I'd hate for hope to fade.

Battle of October

Can someone please explain to me why we've played the Flames twice since the beginning of the season? Tonight marks the third iteration of the Battle of Alberta. After this we don't play Calgary again until after Christmas — twice more before the New Year. After that, we play them one more time in January and that's it for the regular season.

Won't get fooled Iginla

After the knock-down blow Iginla dealt Souray in the last Battle of Alberta, there was a lot of fuss kicked up by, well, just about everyone. Was it deliberate? Will Pat Quinn's curmudgeonly ramblings result in more fines? Should Ignila have been fined too? Is Bulin staying hydrated?

The real question I think everyone wants an answer to is what's going to happen in tonight's game. Whether you believe Ignila's hit was dirty and deliberate or not (deliberate hit, yes, but surely he didn't intend to injury Souray to the extent that he did), you have to wonder what the Oilers have in mind for Iggy tonight.

A good, old-fashioned beat-down? And who rolls up their sleeves to get this done?

We need answers

Thankfully, we needn't wait much longer for answers to at least some of these questions. And although the Flames and the Oilers share the exact same record so far this season (6-2-1), I'd say the Flames have more to worry about than we do... The Oilers are playing spirited hockey.

Bingofuel is the handsome cyborg who pulls all the levers behind the curtains of the OilersNation. When he isn't running the site, he's plugged into a wall socket, recharging. Or Brownlee and Wanye are playing "keep away" with him. He gets little to no respect.

hehe the flames version kinda gave me a laugh though it seemed a little more hostile towards oilers tan oilersnation is toward flames but at least they agree the Nhl is stupid with their scheduling of the Battle of Alberta's

hehe the flames version kinda gave me a laugh though it seemed a little more hostile towards oilers tan oilersnation is toward flames but at least they agree the Nhl is stupid with their scheduling of the Battle of Alberta's

From Flames Nation, "It's the Battle of Alberta, baby. Would you want to be anywhere else? Enjoy the game and feel free to chitchat about how much the Oilers suck." I hope they get what's coming to them tonight.

Penner - Gagner - Hemsky combine for 10,000 points tonight. Moreau takes 18 PIMs in the offensive zone. Khabibulin gives Iggy a solid hack when he skates by the net in the 2nd period. Horcoff wins 1000% of his faceoffs but breaks into tears when the puck crosses centre.

Is anyone watching the Leafs game? Either that AHL team that T.O. has iced this year has learned how to forecheck or else Vancouver is worse than I thought they were.

I don't really understand all the hate for the Leafs (the current team). Obviously, they've gotten off to a bad start, and I don't expect them to be great, but they finished 12 points back of a playoff spot last year (in 12th place). Their only key departue - Pavel Kubina; key additions - Mike Komisarek, Francois Beachemin, Viktor Stahlberg, Jonas Gustavsson (?) & the injured Phil Kessel. On paper, they should be somewhat better than last season, especially once Kessel is healthy (although I'm not sure how big of an impact he'll have this season).

I don't really understand all the hate for the Leafs (the current team). Obviously, they've gotten off to a bad start, and I don't expect them to be great, but they finished 12 points back of a playoff spot last year (in 12th place). Their only key departue - Pavel Kubina; key additions - Mike Komisarek, Francois Beachemin, Viktor Stahlberg, Jonas Gustavsson (?) & the injured Phil Kessel. On paper, they should be somewhat better than last season, especially once Kessel is healthy (although I'm not sure how big of an impact he'll have this season).

Aside from a brief love affair with the Leafs in the mid-90's (Pat Burns/Doug Gilmour/Felix Potvin era), I've always disliked the Leafs.

As for Brian Burke, I am a fan. I actually thought his reaction to the Penner offer sheet was unwarranted (although he stated he was pissed at the timing & lack of communication from Lowe, not the actual offer sheet). I supported Lowe during his offer sheet even though I'm not an Oil fan and I am a Burke fan.

Well, for one, there is always a hate on for team that has been rammed down our throats every Saturday for all our lives. There's the 3 minutes of Leafs "highlights" compared to 1 minute of Oiler highlights every night on Sportsnet or TSN. There's the entitled whininess of the Leafs ownership group trying to Kibosh Hamilton getting an NHL team. There's also the hypocritical loudmouths (Burke and Wilson)leading the team this year.